Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested

HRANA, Human Rights Activists news agency–On May 1, 2023, three Baha’i citizens, Ataollah Zafar, Shadi Shahidzadeh, and Mansour Amini, were separately arrested and taken to undisclosed locations. According to an informed source, this morning, May 1, three intelligence agents raided Zafar’s house and arrested him. During the raid, the agents searched his house and confiscated […]

Two Baha’i Citizens Arrested

HRANA, Human Rights Activists news agency– Two Baha’i citizens, Afif Naeimi (Naimi) and Valliollah Ghadamian, were arrested by security forces on April 29 and May 1, 2023, respectively. According to a source close to Naimi’s family, on April 29, Naeimi and several of his relatives were gathered in a garden near Karaj when security forces […]

Baha’i Citizen Nahaleh Shahidi Yazdi Arrested

On March 28, 2023, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Nahaleh Shahidi Yazdi on her way from Karaj to Kerman and took her to an undisclosed location. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on March 28, 2023, Baha’i Nahaleh Shahidi Yazdi was arrested by security forces. An informed source told HRANA, “Shahidi […]

Baha’i Citizen Parva Behdad Sentenced to Imprisonment and Additional Punishments

The Isfahan Revolutionary Court recently sentenced Baha’i citizen Parva Behdad to three years in prison, a ban from leaving the country for two years and other punishments. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Baha’i citizen Parva Behdad was sentenced to three years in prison, a ban from leaving the country for […]

Baha’i Citizen Payam Vali Sentenced to 16 Years

The Alborz Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Payam Vali, imprisoned in Ghezel Hesar Prison, to 16 years imprisonment, pre-trial detention included. He was also banned from leaving the country for two years and sentenced to two years in exile in Yasuj. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Baha’i citizen Payam Vali […]

Eleven Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 36 Years in Prison

The Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced eleven Baha’i citizens, out of 13 defendants of one legal case, to over 36 years and additional punishments. According to these verdicts, Afif Na’imi, Saman Ostovar, Kamyar Habibi, Rameleh Tirgarnejad, Mahsa Tirgar, Shahrzad Mastouri, Sadaf Sheikhzadeh, Negin Rezaie, Nakisa Sadeghi, Elham Shareghi Arani and Sabin Yazdani, to 36 years for […]

Baha’i Citizen Sepehr Ziaei Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced jailed Baha’i citizen Sepehr Ziaei to five years and banned him from leaving the country for two years. The court also ordered the seizure of some of his belongings. According to this verdict, Ziaei was sentenced to five years for “membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security.” As additional […]

Baha’i Citizen Elmira Rahmani Arrested in Isfahan

On January 16, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Elmira Rahmani at her home in Isfahan and took her to an undisclosed location. The agents searched the house and confiscated some of her belonging. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on January 16, 2023, Baha’i citizen Elmira Rahmani was arrested in Isfahan. […]

Baha’i Citizen Nabil Movafaghi Arrested

On Thursday, January 12, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Nabil Movafaghi, a resident of Sari, at his relatives’ house in Gonbad-e Kavus, Golestan Province. The agents searched the house, confiscated some of his belongings, and took him to an undisclosed location. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on January 12, 2023, […]

Baha’i Mona Ghodrat Arrested in Yazd

On December 19, 2022, security forces arrested Baha’i Mona Ghodrat in Yazd. An informed source told HRANA that Ghodrat was arrested in the street and taken to IRGC’s detention facility. The agents also searched her home and confiscated some of her belonging. Ghodrat is 39 years old and the mother of two children. The reason […]